i haven't had the time to blog this past few days. the reason, i am so engrossed with neopets. hehehe... yeah, it's petty but i dunno what's with it that it is so addicting.
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i spent the holy week at home. i have work since holy monday to holy wednesday. my maundy thursday was spent mostly at home. in the evening of the same day, we went to our town church to spend time there doing a vigil for the "santisimo sacramento". my good friday was spent entirely at the church. we went to listen to the seven last words of jesus which lasted until 3pm. after that we attended the mass up until 5:30pm and waited for the procession to leave. we got home at about 7:30pm. it was a tiring day.
one of the most awaited celebration after holy week in my home town is "salubong". this is celebrated on easter sunday. "salubong" is a celebration of the reunion of the risen Christ with the Virgin Mary and is reenacted. a young girl inside a giant heart-shaped paper (it might look like a flower but the truth is it is a heart because it symbolizes the heart of the blessed Virgin Mary) is suspended in the middle of bamboo trellis which will facilitate the removal of the mourning veil from Mary's head. the four sides of the giant heart are mechanically opened by giant toy birds made of paper to reveal the girl inside. this will be followed by a traditional dancing of young ladies referred to as "kapitana" and "tenyenta". this is called "bati". this tradition has been celebrated in my home town since i was young. according to my father, this has been a long time tradition that has been passed through time.
though, i wasn't able to watch "salubong". my mom and i attended mass in antipolo where i saw pauleen luna, a tv personality, together with her family attending the same mass. after the mass, we went straight to the nearest mall to watch a movie like what we always do during easter sundays.
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ibang klase talaga ang holy week sa angono. bukod sa bawat isang angkan ay merong santo, maraming tradisyon na patuloy pa ring isinasagawa sa pagdaan ng panahon. ang unang pinagkakaabalahan ng mga magkakamag-anak pag holy week ay ang paghahanda ng kani-kanilang mga santo. mapapansin mo na agad pagpasok ng kuaresma na abala na ang mga tao sa pag-aayos at paglilinis ng mga andas ng kani-kanilang santo. i should know, kse parte ako ng isang angkan na nag-aalaga ng isang santo. yup, ung erpat ko. pero dahil sa mga nangyayari di na ko nakiki-envolve sa mga gawain nila. kada taon nga ata merong bagong santong ipinuprusisyon. un ngang mga apostoles natatandaan ko 2 lang sila tapos ngayon kumpleto na ata kaya ang prusisyon inaabot na nang humigit kumulang dalawang oras bago matapos. natatandaan ko nung araw mga sampu lang ata ang matatandang santo sa angono at kasama dun ang santo ng angkan namin.
mas ok sana kung nakakuha ako ng mga pictures nung biyernes santo kaya lang na-realize ko na bale wala rin kse di ko naman maka-capture nang tama ung moment dahil naka-point and shoot lang ako. siguro next time pag meron na ko mas magandang camera. :)
palagay ko, kahit saan ako mapunta, iba pa rin talaga ang holy week sa angono. :)
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i spent the holy week at home. i have work since holy monday to holy wednesday. my maundy thursday was spent mostly at home. in the evening of the same day, we went to our town church to spend time there doing a vigil for the "santisimo sacramento". my good friday was spent entirely at the church. we went to listen to the seven last words of jesus which lasted until 3pm. after that we attended the mass up until 5:30pm and waited for the procession to leave. we got home at about 7:30pm. it was a tiring day.
one of the most awaited celebration after holy week in my home town is "salubong". this is celebrated on easter sunday. "salubong" is a celebration of the reunion of the risen Christ with the Virgin Mary and is reenacted. a young girl inside a giant heart-shaped paper (it might look like a flower but the truth is it is a heart because it symbolizes the heart of the blessed Virgin Mary) is suspended in the middle of bamboo trellis which will facilitate the removal of the mourning veil from Mary's head. the four sides of the giant heart are mechanically opened by giant toy birds made of paper to reveal the girl inside. this will be followed by a traditional dancing of young ladies referred to as "kapitana" and "tenyenta". this is called "bati". this tradition has been celebrated in my home town since i was young. according to my father, this has been a long time tradition that has been passed through time.
though, i wasn't able to watch "salubong". my mom and i attended mass in antipolo where i saw pauleen luna, a tv personality, together with her family attending the same mass. after the mass, we went straight to the nearest mall to watch a movie like what we always do during easter sundays.
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ibang klase talaga ang holy week sa angono. bukod sa bawat isang angkan ay merong santo, maraming tradisyon na patuloy pa ring isinasagawa sa pagdaan ng panahon. ang unang pinagkakaabalahan ng mga magkakamag-anak pag holy week ay ang paghahanda ng kani-kanilang mga santo. mapapansin mo na agad pagpasok ng kuaresma na abala na ang mga tao sa pag-aayos at paglilinis ng mga andas ng kani-kanilang santo. i should know, kse parte ako ng isang angkan na nag-aalaga ng isang santo. yup, ung erpat ko. pero dahil sa mga nangyayari di na ko nakiki-envolve sa mga gawain nila. kada taon nga ata merong bagong santong ipinuprusisyon. un ngang mga apostoles natatandaan ko 2 lang sila tapos ngayon kumpleto na ata kaya ang prusisyon inaabot na nang humigit kumulang dalawang oras bago matapos. natatandaan ko nung araw mga sampu lang ata ang matatandang santo sa angono at kasama dun ang santo ng angkan namin.
mas ok sana kung nakakuha ako ng mga pictures nung biyernes santo kaya lang na-realize ko na bale wala rin kse di ko naman maka-capture nang tama ung moment dahil naka-point and shoot lang ako. siguro next time pag meron na ko mas magandang camera. :)
palagay ko, kahit saan ako mapunta, iba pa rin talaga ang holy week sa angono. :)
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